Agile teams get workflow control

SD Times.

This new feature, available in beta with a general release set for October, allows for codeline branch and merge workflow capabilities, managed by teams that are both collocated and geographically disbursed, according to Randy DeFauw, technical marketing manager at Perforce.

“Agile is one of the drivers behind streams. Streams give people better tools to manage complex development projects,” he said, adding that gaming and embedded software developers may find these streams particularly useful in the component development process.

Users can quickly switch from one branch to another in a single workspace, notes SF Gate.

Only the files that differ between the two branches are updated, making the process very efficient. In addition, a stream can easily be moved to a new parent, providing additional flexibility for rapid development workflows.